Victorian Dress - Burda 7880

Description

I saw the dresses made by Alasse and i really wanted to have a go at making one like it. It’s from the burda pattern (7880) and i love it! I have no need for a dress like this so i think i’m going to wear it to do the house work.
It’s not quite finished as i ran out of lace and ribbon and i haven’t quite decided how i want it to close on the front (i think i’ll make a shirt of some kind and use the top as a jacket).
I have quite a bit of material left over so eventually i plan on making a couple of different tops to go with it.
The pics are a bit rubbish because i can’t figure out how to resize them :(

Material Notes

Taffeta

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

Hello, I’ve purchased the same pattern , saw your project on the net. -beautiful. I have a question about your fabric. What type of taffeta is it? ie faux, silk, polyester and do you know the weight ie gsm? Is it classed as lightweight/medium, weight? Where did you purchase the fabric please. There are not many fabric retailers where I live in the UK so I have to go on line to find the right fabric. I would really appreciate your advice thank you.

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Can you tell me how to get just the instruction sheet for this pattern. I somehow lost mine and I am in the middle to sewing the bodice and am a little stuck and need to finish this by Thursday for Tombstone Helldorado days.

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